Dr. Chukwudi Obiagwu, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Obiagwu
Dr. Chukwudi Obiagwu is an interventional cardiology in Wichita Falls, TX, with 13 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Obiagwu performed 4,660 Medicare services across 2,905 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Obiagwu received a total of $6,595 from 23 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 129 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Obiagwu is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 659 | $30 | $80 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 529 | $61 | $184 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 510 | $88 | $267 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 405 | $36 | $200 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 393 | $36 | $100 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 375 | $9 | $42 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 354 | $136 | $493 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 264 | $105 | $403 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity | 214 | $38 | $100 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 102 | $62 | $200 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 76 | $140 | $484 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 73 | $71 | $263 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 66 | $15 | $56 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 64 | $54 | $200 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 55 | $175 | $615 |
| EKG interpretation and report | 53 | $6 | $45 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 44 | $54 | $206 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | 42 | $61 | $251 |
| Nuclear medicine study of heart muscle blood flow by pet | 42 | $20 | $82 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 41 | $178 | $735 |
| Insertion of tube in coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist | 39 | $136 | $595 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 38 | $10 | $38 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 38 | $61 | $163 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 34 | $19 | $67 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 33 | $9 | $50 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 33 | $100 | $330 |
| Coronary stent placement | 30 | $396 | $1,462 |
| Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel | 17 | $70 | $236 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 13 | $81 | $276 |
| Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 12 | $197 | $636 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 12 | $141 | $473 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (97%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Obiagwu is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 14% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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